Chapter 748 - The Great Sage!(1/2)
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How should I answer that?
Why did I feel a hint of eagerness after hearing Saint Jie Yin’s question?
The Great Sage did not dare to openly rebel and secretly express his dissatisfaction?
Unfortunately, there was no way for him to take the initiative to speak.
Li Changshou pondered for a while and said softly, “Teacher, I’m stupid. Do you think... I should undo the Dao Realm shackles set by the Heavenly Dao? I will listen to Teacher’s instructions. I don’t want Teacher to be implicated.”
He was pushing the problem back to the person who started it.
Saint Jie Yin was clearly a little hesitant. Clearly, he could not make up his mind between helping his disciple and offending the Heavenly Dao.
Li Changshou was not in a hurry. He just waited quietly.
Saint Jie Yin sighed and said, “It’s good for you if you don’t undo the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
So be it. He did not dare to mock the Saint.
The atmosphere in the straw hut was a little gloomy. Li Changshou disguised as the Void Bodhi and sat there quietly, waiting for the Saint to speak.
After half a day, Huaguo Mountain of the East Continent had already started fighting. Only then did Saint Jie Yin speak slowly.
“Bodhi, what do you think of the Buddhist Sect now?”
Li Changshou deliberated for a while and replied, “Teacher, I feel that this Buddhist Sect is a little superficial. It doesn’t have the bearing that a sect belonging to a Western Sect Saint should have. However, I’m a little puzzled. Why did Teacher give it to me that day? If Teacher had given me a sentence back then, even a look, I would have...”
Saint Jie Yin smiled warmly. “It’s already in the past. There’s no need to complain.”
The Void Bodhi sighed and said, “Teacher, I really don’t understand.”
The guide said, “That day, the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning was beside me. Wen Shu and the other disciples who were sent to Chan School in the early years are no longer in the Western Sect. Although it was a little embarrassing that day, I knew that this would happen when Wen Shu and the others returned to the spiritual mountain. However, I did not expect that Duobao of Jie School would come to join the power struggle in the end. However, the teachings of the Buddhist Sect and the essence of the Buddhist Dharma are all decided by me. This is the foundation of the Western Sect’s destiny. They can’t change it. They can only incorporate some of the teachings of Chan School in it. Tell me, did I lose or win?”
The Void Bodhi pondered for a while and replied, “Teacher naturally won. However, his victory was a little... embarrassing.”
“Between dignity and life, which is more important?”
The Dao runes of the guide slowly circulated and temporarily isolated the Heavenly Dao power around him.
The guide’s eyes revealed some emotions. He said slowly, “The lifeline of the Primordial World has actually been in the hands of a few living beings since ancient times. If we are a step too late, we would die. How could the living beings of the Primordial World know the dangers of the ancient times? They even thought that the ancient times was the time when Connate mighty figures were everywhere and everyone was impressive. Bodhi, there are some things that you can’t imagine or understand. There had always been a fixed path in the Primordial World. Countless living beings were pulled by the silk rope and were not allowed to leave this path. The few people who controlled the fate of the world had fallen out twice. The first time was in ancient times. Your Uncle-Master’s teacher and I had died. The Ancestral Dragon’s Primordial Phoenix had either died or was seriously injured. One time, it happened in the ancient times. It was a strange living being that had accompanied the Pangu God when he created the world. In the end, it did not even leave behind ashes.”
Daoist Jie Yin sighed slightly. “There is no so-called truth in this world. Bodhi, I really hope that your Grand Dao of Void Dispelling is true. Everything begins with emptiness and returns to emptiness.”
“Teacher,” Li Changshou said slowly, “There is no right or wrong in the Dao, nor is there any truth or falsehood. It is not the only way.”
The Daoist guide looked at the “Void Bodhi” in front of him in surprise and smiled.
“Bodhi, ever since that person lost the Primordial World, you have really walked out of your demonic barrier. It is no wonder that the Dao Realm had such a huge leap since he could comprehend such logic. The Heavenly Dao might have sealed your Dao Realm because it is afraid of you. There have never been more than a hundred Qi Refinement cultivators who can do that.”
Li Changshou thought, ‘Why are you so proud that you can be sealed by the Heavenly Dao?’
Out of respect for the culture of the Western Sect, Li Changshou lowered his head and agreed.
“Teacher, my Dao Realm...”
Saint Jie Yin did not say anything. Instead, he closed his eyes and focused. He had an expression that allowed Li Changshou to comprehend it himself.
Li Changshou pretended to frown and think. However, he was calculating in his heart how to make the guide oppose the Heavenly Dao and divert the Dao Ancestor’s attention.
If he had guessed correctly, Jie Yin had already been monitored and imprisoned by the Heavenly Dao.
Is this Saint really that willing?
Li Changshou would definitely not believe that Saint Jie Yin had no thoughts about it. Moreover, the exchange just now proved that Saint Jie Yin was unhappy with the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor.
He was just short of scolding the Dao Ancestor for being dishonest. Since ancient times, he had secretly controlled the Primordial World and imprisoned living beings... and so on.
However, Jie Yin and the Western Sect that he represented did not have much backbone. Their teachings were all to persuade people to endure. If he wanted to rely on them to rebel, that would be even more unreliable than looking forward to the Dao Ancestor leaving the natural source of the world.
The straw hut fell into a long silence.
That reminded Li Changshou of the time when he had communicated with his teacher in the Grand Pure One Temple.
The difference was that Teacher was used to the passage of time because he was similar to the Great Dao.
The conversation between Jie Yin and the Void Bodhi was purely awkward.
Finally, Jie Yin felt that it was nothing. He raised his hand and drew a circle in front of him. With the power of a Saint, he monitored Huaguo Mountain of the East Continent.
“Subhuti, this disciple of yours is not bad. Let’s see how he takes his next step.”
“Yes, Teacher.”
The Void Bodhi agreed and pushed the cloud mirror to the side. It slowly unfolded and turned a wall of the straw hut into a “screen”, revealing the scene of the battle at Huaguo Mountain.
The world was bleak.
There were dozens of battlefields within a radius of hundreds of kilometers of Huaguo Mountain. At that moment, they were filled with demon corpses.
When Heavenly Soldiers died in battle, their corpses would turn into light spots. The Heavenly Soldiers’ essence souls would return to the Heavenly Courts’ Merit Pool. If they had enough merit, they could consume merit to reconstruct their true bodies. If they did not have enough merit, they would be sent to the Six Paths of Reincarnation to reincarnate as Heavenly Humans.
Demon soldiers, on the other hand, did not receive such treatment. Usually, the more powerful demons would release demonic flames that could devour the bodies of demons, allowing them to return to dust and earth. The Dharma treasures and armor that they left behind would belong to the demon faction that was cleaning up the battle.
On the peak of Huaguo Mountain, the two flags that had fallen previously had been erected again.
Most of the Demon Kings gathered at the mountainside. They were cheering and celebrating the fact that they had defeated the Heavenly Soldiers again today. However, they did not see Sun Wukong.
Daoist Jie Yin swiped his finger and the scene in the cloud mirror turned into a scene in the water curtain cave.
Sun Wukong’s thin figure was stuck in the stone seat. The Water Curtain Cave was empty, and the light was dim.
The wings of the phoenix-winged, purple, and golden crown leaped over the back of the stone chair. The monkey’s face was hidden in the darkness. Only the chain mail on his body remained with a faint golden glow. He did not put away the Ruyi Jingu Bang but left it on his shoulder.
“Phew...”
Monkey slowly exhaled and lowered his head slightly. It was unknown what he was thinking.
“King!”
A sharp voice sounded outside the Water Curtain Cave. The monkeys ran over and invited Sun Wukong to have a celebratory drink.
Sun Wukong waved his hand and said calmly, “I’m a little tired from the battle with Nezha today. Let my brothers celebrate. I’ll meditate and not let anyone enter.”
The monkeys were stunned. They did not know what was wrong with their Great Lord, but they could only obey. They turned around and quickly ran away.
The Water Curtain Cave quietened down again. Sun Wukong grabbed a banana from the fruit pile in the corner and sat there slowly eating it.
On the spiritual mountain, in the straw hut.
Daoist Jie Yin asked warmly, “Bodhi, could it be that your disciple knows that he has been used by the Heavenly Courts?”
The Void Bodhi smiled bitterly and said, “Teacher, Wukong is not only intelligent. He can understand the human heart and the changes in the dawn. Previously, perhaps because he did not understand that he had long seen the problem.”
“Yes?”
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Daoist Jie Yin stared at Sun Wukong’s figure in the cloud mirror. “Then, can he find a way to break through?”
“This was decided by the Dao Ancestor. He can’t resolve it.” The Void Bodhi hesitated.
Daoist Jie Yin nodded slightly and sighed.
Before the Void Bodhi came, he actually did not pay attention to the battle in the East Continent. He also did not pay attention to the Heaven-Nourishing Stone Monkey that should be greatly related to the Western Sect.
It was because the Void Bodhi was there that the master and disciple could not find a topic to talk about. That was why they wanted to take a look at the monkey.
It did not matter what he saw, but Jie Yin fell into deep thought, as if he had found some “opportunity”.
Li Changshou used the Saint’s Cloud Mirror technique to take a good look at Sun Wukong.
He could understand the pressure on Sun Wukong and could sense his current situation. He was a little worried that Sun Wukong’s personality would change because of this.
Therefore, the light in the Void Bodhi’s eyes was filled with concern for his disciple.
Daoist Jie Yin saw that scene and his eyes flickered. He gently stroked his fingertips again and the scene in the cloud mirror changed again.
This time, a situation appeared in the dark clouds above Huaguo Mountain.
Jie Yin said, “Take a look more. Perhaps you can find a chance to help him.”
“Thank you, Teacher,” Li Changshou said softly. “However, the Dao Ancestor has already ordered me not to continue interfering with the matter of the Wukong. I can only watch...”
Jie Yin nodded slightly but he did not say anything.
In the image, there was the sound of flames exploding.
Nezha carried the Universe Ring diagonally and stepped on the Wind-Fire Wheel. He leaped over the Heavenly Generals and rushed to Li Jing, who was discussing the battle with the generals.
“Father! Why do you have to set up such a formation? I don’t understand!”
Li Jing frowned and looked at Nezha. He said slowly, “Don’t charge around in the army. Later, go and collect the lightning whip yourself.”
“Yes...”
Nezha agreed and cupped his fists to apologize to the surrounding Heavenly Generals. Then, he took two steps forward. His beautiful face was filled with anger.
“Father, why did you let Sun Wukong off every single time during the dozens of battles?”
Li Jing answered, “Sun Wukong is brave and outstanding. He is quite vigilant during fights of magical powers and has a good escape technique. If I could easily take him down, I would have already taken action. Why would I need you to remind me?”
Nezha clenched his fists and faced Li Jing and the Heavenly Generals behind him.
Nezha said firmly, “Father, I can clearly suppress Sun Wukong alone. Every time I use the baneful aura Dharma body, Father has to order the troops to retreat! Father, why can you end the battle quickly and make the soldiers bleed for nothing!?! If the Heavenly Courts wanted to gather the demons and kill their essence energy, they could seal the five continents to the ends of the world. The army could suppress and kill all the demons! Why use such schemes!?!”
“Shut up!”
Li Jing shouted calmly, “Don’t spout nonsense. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the military rules!”
Two balls of flames appeared in Nezha’s eyes. “Father, I’ll go and capture that Sun Wukong!”
“Without my orders, no one can leave the array easily!”
“Father!”
Nezha held the Flame Spire tightly. The flames under his feet surged.
“Retreat.” Li Jing’s expression was calm and dignified. “This is a military order.”
“Hmph.” Nezha left, feeling indignant.
Li Jing said in a low voice, “Go and look after Nezha. Don’t let him cause trouble.”
“Okay!”
The two Golden Immortal Heavenly Generals took the initiative to agree. They turned around and chased after Nezha.
After Nezha left, Li Jing heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Continue reporting the casualties in today’s battle.”
The Heavenly Generals agreed. The general who had reported previously continued to talk about the casualties in today’s battle.
...
Li Changshou looked at the scene in the Heavenly Soldiers’ formation and felt gratified. However, the “Void Bodhi” looked a little conflicted.
He indeed felt gratified. He was determined for Nezha’s Dao heart that had not changed.
It was also because Li Jing was calm and steady.
From Nezha’s perspective, he was ultimately concerned about the casualties of the Heavenly Courts’ Heavenly Soldiers.
From Li Jing’s standpoint, he had to consider both the orders from the higher-ups and the mentality of the soldiers. He was under a lot of pressure, but he had to bear this burden.
However, based on his understanding of Nezha, it was definitely abnormal for him not to cause trouble.
Saint Jie Yin dispersed the cloud mirror temporarily. His eyes were filled with emotions.
Li Changshou asked, “Teacher, what are you...”
“Bodhi, tell me. Your Uncle-Master and I have been busy sending people to strengthen the Western Sect. Did we choose the wrong path?”
Daoist Jie Yin said, “Now that I’ve seen Nezha, I suddenly realized that when your Uncle-Master and I accepted disciples previously, we only wanted to strengthen the luck of the Western Sect and consolidate the foundation of the Western Sect. However, we neglected the matter of inheritance. Not counting Wukong, the third-generation disciples of the Western Sect are actually incompetent and useless. Chan School has Yang Jian, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, Jie School has the Goddess of Fire Spirit, Yu Yuan, and so on. There are plenty of competent experts. Only the Western Sect does not... Later on, I even mistrusted the Primordial Beast and suffered today.”
“Teacher.” Li Changshou could only coax him. “You and Uncle-Master didn’t have a choice back then.”
“Forget it.” Daoist Jie Yin shook his head. “Now, there’s no Western Sect. There’s only the Buddhist Sect. Bodhi, you have outstanding intelligence. Do you have a way to save Wukong?”
“Teacher, there’s nothing we can do,” Li Changshou hurriedly said. “However, I don’t think the Heavenly Dao will really harm Wukong’s life.”
Jie Yin pinched his fingers and deduced. Soon, he fell into deep thought, as if he was deducing the heavenly secrets on Sun Wukong.
Now that the Great Tribulation had dissipated, there was naturally no more Tribulation Luck to interfere with the Dao of deduction.
The more he deduced, the deeper his frown became.
“Strange, why is Sun Wukong’s destiny different from my previous deductions?”
After saying that, the Dao runes of the Saint around him became thicker. He pinched the fingers of his left hand slowly, and a wave of Heavenly Dao power appeared again. However, it appeared in the Saint’s body.
Clearly, this was the power of the Primordial Violet Qi.
Li Changshou waited quietly. He actually cared.
According to his calculations, once Nezha lost his temper, he would definitely have already charged towards Huaguo Mountain. The two Golden Immortal Heavenly Generals would definitely not be able to hold Little Nezha back.
Who is Nezha?
He had entered the God roll with his physical body. He was a famous legitimate god of the Heavenly Courts, the grand-disciple of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, and the disciple of the Grand Yin-Yang Master!
Although he had been reprimanded by his own father, his master would definitely support him. At most, he would not be a righteous god and return to the mountains to live happily. He would cultivate, sleep, and kill rabbits.
Li Changshou even suspected that Li Jing was deliberately provoking Nezha.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that the possibility was quite high.
Li Jing loved Nezha. If their opinions were different, he would try his best to reason with him. It would not be a cold military order.
Yes, Li Jing did not want to continue fighting like this. However, he could not openly disobey the orders given by the higher-ups.
Let Nezha disrupt the arrangements of a certain authoritative god of the Heavenly Courts and end the battle of Huaguo Mountain as soon as possible. It would be beneficial without any harm.
Li Changshou gritted his teeth. At that moment, the two of them might have already fought. In the past few breaths, one of them might have been injured.
Unfortunately, he could only wait for the Saint to activate the Cloud Mirror.
Due to the fact that Saint Jie Yin was deducing based on the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor might be watching them. To be safe, he did not shift his attention to Huaguo Mountain to watch the battle.
Logically speaking, he could not help much when he saw the exact situation.
Finally...
Saint Jie Yin deduced for an hour. He looked relieved and said, “Don’t worry. Wukong has a huge opportunity. It’s closely related to the prosperity of the Buddhist Sect. It won’t be too troublesome.”
He raised his hand and opened the cloud mirror that Li Changshou was looking forward to.
As expected, the worry in Li Changshou’s eyes was not fake.
...
At dusk, in a forest on the East Ocean.
The large forest turned to ashes. The ground cracked and the mountain rocks shattered.
A figure wrapped in black gas floated in the air. He spread out his six arms and held various weapons. He quickly attacked below like a violent storm.
At the place where the streams of light smashed, Sun Wukong raised the Golden-Hooped Rod and forcefully supported himself. His feet had already sunk into the stone layer of the ground, and his body had been blasted into a huge stone pit.
“Sun Wukong!”
Nezha cursed coldly, “Do you really think I can’t defeat you?”
Sun Wukong sneered. At that moment, under the suppression of Nezha’s Six-Armed Dharma Body and many treasures, he could not retaliate underground.
This was pure suppression, a suppression of treasures and Dharma powers.
There was actually some suspicion in Sun Wukong’s eyes.
He had fought with Nezha many times in the past. He knew how Nezha fought. He had also seen Nezha use the Six-Armed Dharma Body.
However, today was the first time that Sun Wukong had seen Nezha surrounded by such a rich murderous aura. It was the first time that he had seen Nezha’s pupils turn blood-red.
At that moment, he could only block Nezha’s attack. He could not find a chance to retaliate.
Is this the true strength of this child?
Indeed, the Heavenly Courts were just using his reputation as the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal to attract more demons and capture them all.
Indeed, just as Brother Ox had secretly reminded him, there was no justice in the world. There was also no fairness. The demons were the enemies of the Heavenly Courts. The Heavenly Courts wanted to destroy the main force of the demons.
Indeed, he could not protect Huaguo Mountain.
There was a loud boom and the sound of a sword.
The Golden-Hooped Rod kept trembling as it resisted the numerous Dharma treasures that Nezha was attacking.
The powerful force kept spreading in all directions, destroying the surrounding soil and rocks. Even though the ground was mixed with that strange power, it was still destroyed by the aftermath of their battle.
He had secretly asked his brothers about that power. It was the power of the Heavenly Dao that was in charge of protecting this world.
Heavenly Dao.
In Sun Wukong’s opinion, it was the Heavenly Courts’ Dao, the Heavenly Courts’ laws, and the rules set by the Heavenly Courts.
His master did not teach him that, but that was probably the case.
Previously, he did not know the rules. After interacting with some generals of the Heavenly Courts, he felt that the Heavenly Courts were just so-so.
However, when the Heavenly Courts’ army pressed down on the border, Sun Wukong recalled that he was the only one on Huaguo Mountain who could fight against the Heavenly Courts. His monkeys and grandchildren could not face such a huge number of Heavenly Soldiers.
That was the first time he felt pressure.
It was the pressure of being a king.
When the Heavenly Courts’ army pressed down on the border, he did not feel anything when the old demons who had joined them left.
He enjoyed freedom in Huaguo Mountain. He could come and go as he pleased. He could naturally leave if he wanted to. He would not force the other demons to do anything, nor would he owe them any favors.
However, in the past few months, he suddenly realized that if he could have a few more allies, the situation of Huaguo Mountain might improve greatly.
However, Sun Wukong gradually realized that everything was not as simple as he had imagined.
The Heavenly Courts’ strength was unfathomable. The Heavenly Soldiers’ battle formations were often like living millstones. Once they were activated, they could kill large numbers of demon soldiers and demon experts.
The strength that he was proud of would probably be suppressed under such a battle formation.
However, the Heavenly Courts had only let Nezha or a few other generals join forces to fight him. They did not use such a battle formation.
A few days ago, when he was drunk, Brother Ox sent a voice transmission that made Sun Wukong a little depressed.
“Brother, do you know how powerful Nezha is in the Heavenly Courts? That number... He can at most only be in the top 30. You are still young. Don’t be used by the demons, or the Heavenly Courts. If the Heavenly Courts really want to kill you, there is no need for them to send troops. They just have to send Heavenly Punishment from all directions and Huaguo Mountain will be destroyed instantly. You were used as a pawn to plot against the demons and let more experts of the demon race come to Huaguo Mountain to be buried with them, especially the ancient demons hiding underground and not showing their heads.”
Nezha, in the top 30?
Sun Wukong looked up at the figure in the sky, which was wrapped in a murderous aura. The Golden-Hooped Rod that he was holding was trembling.
Chess pieces, schemes, ancient demons... Huaguo Mountain, burial...
The Huaguo Mountain had become the burial ground of the demons.
Would his monkey descendants be crushed and turned into ashes?!
Is this the power of the heavens?
It really made him feel a little breathless.
Sun Wukong thought for a few nights and looked for a way to break through the situation. He wanted to form a gap in the siege of the Heavenly Courts and the binding of the demons.
He tried to think and analyze. However, the more he thought and analyzed, the more he realized that what was waiting for Huaguo Mountain was just a tragic end.
The Heavenly Courts were pretending to be weak. The demons were blinded by the so-called victory.
There were more and more demon tribes on Huaguo Mountain. The sound of the monkeys was almost non-existent. Moreover, they had more or less been injured in the previous battles.
I might not be a good king.
Sun Wukong thought so in his heart. The golden light in his eyes dimmed slightly. He slowly brought the Ruyi Jingu Bang close to his face.
Nezha’s attacks became sharper. The murderous aura in the sky surged and condensed into a pitch-black shadow of Nezha.
It was dusk.
Li Changshou stared at the scene in the cloud mirror. He could almost sense the struggle in the monkey’s heart, but he knew that it was a mental barrier that the monkey had to cross.
Not anyone can become the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal easily.
The ‘Beautiful Monkey King’ was not just a name. To the stone monkey that was picked up by the monkeys, it was a responsibility.
However, isn’t Nezha a little too powerful?
He did not expect that the baneful aura that Saint Zhun Ti had planted for Lady Yin back then would eventually become a small general of the Heavenly Courts who controlled the baneful aura and used it for battle.
Li Changshou could not bear to see them get injured.
Saint Jie Yin looked at the Void Bodhi in front of him with a smile. He raised his hand and tapped it gently. The image shown on the cloud mirror split into two.
On the left, Nezha activated his baneful aura Dharma body and used his treasures to suppress the monkey. On the right, Li Jing and the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals appeared on the cloud in the sky.
At that moment, the Heavenly Generals were exerting pressure in the sky. They blocked the Demon Kings who wanted to go and help Sun Wukong on the ground, giving the demons a huge pressure. Another battle would break out at any time.
Li Jing only focused on Nezha and the corrosion of Nezha’s murderous aura to his Dao heart. He was prepared to take out the pagoda in his hand at any time.
A Heavenly General at the side whispered to Li Jing if he should help Nezha.
“Just watch,” Li Jing said. “Nezha still has strength.”
The Heavenly Generals could not help but look at each-->>